PROVINCETOWN — Two of the most acute needs this community is facing, according to multiple studies, surveys, and the town’s own economic development plan, are year-round rental housing and seasonal […]
Archives for 2019
climate crisis management
Hazard Mitigation Is Focus for Eastham Planners
Survey seeks input on increasing resiliency against natural disasters
EASTHAM — If a severe storm or flood hit the Outer Cape forcing residents to evacuate, it would cause a major traffic backup. Route 6 is the main evacuation route […]
OBITUARIES
Maureen Burgess Dies at 72 in 2nd Select Board Term
She also served on National Seashore Advisory Commission
TRURO — Maureen Alana Burgess, who was serving her second term on the Truro Select Board, died on Nov. 11, 2019 of a stroke that resulted from a brain arteriovenous […]
washashores
From Washington to Wellfleet: Social Justice Activists on a Mission
Kathy Fletcher, David Simpson, and their 'kids' plan a residency for young artists
WELLFLEET — Before Kathy Fletcher and David Simpson founded a nonprofit to help inner-city kids go to college, as many as seven teenagers were living with them in their three-bedroom […]
ROOTS
All Eastham Turns Out for Turnips
The 16th annual turnip festival is at Nauset High on Saturday
EASTHAM — By the time this story goes live, the library’s countdown clock for the Eastham Turnip Festival will reach two days, eight hours, and counting. You can watch the […]
economy
Trump’s Trade War Affects Local Lobster Market
Canada moves into the market void
EASTHAM — The trade war with China is reshaping East Coast lobster sales. Whether local lobstermen feel the burn depends, for now, on where they’re fishing. But with Canada stepping […]
ON ICE
Youth Hockey Is a Group Effort on the Lower Cape
Parents and volunteers are the backbone of the Coyotes
ORLEANS — It is Friday night, Nov. 15 and the Charles Moore Arena is filled with family members and fans cheering on the Lower Cape Coyotes. The Coyotes Squirt 1 […]
VIEW FROM THE HIVE
In Winter, Bees Become a Superorganism
A strategy to conserve energy and food
Hive entrances are eerily vacant and quiet this frigid November morning, but an ear to the boxes reveals lots of life inside. A healthy cluster of wintering honey bees emits […]
steamers
‘Call Me Salty’
“Call Me Salty” by A. Crock
HOUSING
Third Public Forum Explores Possible Outcomes for VFW Housing
Income levels and funding sources are connected variables
PROVINCETOWN — Providing affordable rental housing here for one underserved income group — those making 60 to 80 percent of the area median — is going to be a challenge. […]
climate crisis
Citizens Push for Climate Crisis Legislation
A meeting in Wellfleet with Peake to discuss carbon tax and other bills
WELLFLEET — Fifteen concerned citizens gathered at the Flying Fish Café in Wellfleet on Nov. 15 to discuss bills now in play at the State House that aim to curb […]
DOVETAIL JOINT
A Golden Rule for Your Old Windows
Advice from Outer Cape builder Raymond Roderick
The question: Now that the weather has turned and the wind picked up, a lot of people notice that their casement windows are getting older. Cranks are tough to turn, […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Warriors Fall in State Soccer Finals on Penalty Kicks
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset High sports
The Nauset High School fall sports season is coming to an end as all Warriors teams have completed regular season and postseason action except for football (6-4), which will play […]
Giving
Doing Good
Raising funds for ASGCC and RAICES
RAICES–RAISING FUNDS TO REUNITE IMMIGRANT FAMILIES Andrew and Alyssa Staker of Wellfleet at their most glamorous at the Ball at the Hall, a fundraiser for RAICES now in its second […]
Arts Briefs
Provincetown Theater’s Wonderful Life
Present: As its end-of-the-year holiday treat, the Provincetown Theater and artistic director David Drake are offering It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, a theatrical version of Frank Capra’s […]
